We have never taken a Norwegian cruise before and we will never take one again. We have cruised with Princess and Royal Caribbean. We were shocked by the constant nickel and diming on this cruise. So many things were an extra cost, including some items on the menu in the larger dinning rooms that on other cruise lines are free. They charged for the tour of the ship, that we have never paid for before on the other lines. The food was horrible and many of the crew was unfriendly. some of shore excursions were subpar with the type of transportation and tour guides. I know that you can't always trust what these "expert" tour guides tell you, but the people/companies that Norwegian uses were really bad. On one tour bus, the tour guide said we would not stop for bathroom breaks during the 3 hours ride to our destination. We had to use the bathroom on the bus. But we could not flush the toilet paper. I had to use the facility and it was so far beyond disgusting and unsanitary. They didn't even provide anything, that would be bio hazard safe, to put the used toilet paper in. And we were told this is the excursion company Norwegian has used for years.

There was some good. The balcony cabin was nice and we did appreciate the walk in shower. There were some very friendly and helpful crew members. I want to give a shout out to Osmand, in the Versailles dining room, who was very attentive regrading my special diet needs. We enjoyed a lot of the activities they provided. Unfortunately, the good did not even come close to outweighing the bad.

We are "destination" cruisers. We will take a cruise with the cruise line that goes where we want to go. We now feel limited because we will never consider a Norwegian cruise again. It's a shame.